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Accounting at Benedictine College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Accounting, you may want to check out the program at Benedictine College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Benedictine College is in Atchison, KS.

During the most recent reporting year, 16 accounting graduations were recorded at Benedictine College.

Studying Online at Benedictine College

Online coursework is an option at Benedictine College. Among 2,535 students, 125 (5%) studied exclusively online and 7 (0%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Benedictine College

Use these rankings to compare Benedictine College’s Accounting program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Kansas	#6 of 14
Best Value	Kansas	#13 of 13
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#55 of 113
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#105 of 111
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#478 of 1,145
Best Value	Nationwide	#1014 of 1,141

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Benedictine College

Those who finish Benedictine College’s Accounting program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$51,273
3 years	$57,978
4 years	$68,559
5 years	$79,921

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Accounting graduates from Benedictine College take home a median $68,559, compared with $45,938 for all Benedictine College graduates — about 49% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Accounting graduates from Benedictine College is $20,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Accounting graduates at Benedictine College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at Benedictine College are 31% women (5) and 69% men (11).

Accounting Bachelor’s Program at Benedictine College

Of the 16 bachelor’s accounting degrees awarded at Benedictine College, 31% were women (5) and 69% were men (11).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Benedictine College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	14
Hispanic / Latino	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 6% of Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Benedictine College, below the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Accounting Concentrations at Benedictine College

The Accounting program at Benedictine College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	16

Top-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Those who complete Accounting program at Benedictine College pursue many career paths. Here are the highest-paying careers for Accounting graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,666
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Financial Managers	$75,665

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.